..As such, stigma's impact on health should be scrutinized with the same intensity as that of other more status-based bases of stratification such as SES, race and gender, whose health impacts have been firmly established. ..

Who are "the homeless"? Reconsidering the stability and composition of the homeless population

..The objective of this study was to assess whether genetic attributions for serious mental illnesses are associated with more positive orientations to professional treatment among members of the general public...

Geneticization of deviant behavior and consequences for stigma: the case of mental illness

..Our hypothesis was supported, lending support to the theory of fundamental causes and more generally to the importance of a sociological approach to the study of socioeconomic disparities in mortality...

Fear of people with mental illnesses: the role of personal and impersonal contact and exposure to threat or harm

..Although advances in early detection and treatment of cancer improve overall population survival, these advances may not benefit all population groups equally and may heighten racial/ethnic differences in survival...

Racial differences in beliefs about the effectiveness and necessity of mental health treatment

..These findings suggest that perceived shame may play an important role in help seeking and that integration of TCM with Western psychiatric care may have implications for reducing shame for Chinese Americans...

Racial differences in stigmatizing attitudes toward people with mental illness

Research Grants4

..By identifying the attitudes and beliefs that drive stigmatization and discrimination, the investigators will be better poised to address the social consequences of the expansion of knowledge about the human genome. ..

..Results from these studies will inform intervention efforts that seek the best ways to harness the power of interpersonal contact in reducing mental illness stigma. [unreadable] [unreadable] [unreadable]..